Store front construction



Match 1933 F. HIMMEL ET AL STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 7, 1932 Patented Mar. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES .PIENT OFFICE FRE.D HIMMEL AND Ism01n HIMMEL, on NEW HAVEN. CONNECLICU1, ASSIGNORS T0 TEE EIMMEL BROTHERS COMIANY. on1vnwnMmn, GONNECTICT,'COBPORA' TION STORE FRONT GONSTRCTJON- Application filed January 7, 1932. serial NL585,289. V

. This invention relates to an improvement in store-front constructions and particularl to means for supporting a sheet of glass between inner and outer members. In supporting large sheets of glass, the inner and enter strips must have sufiicient strength t0 withstand the strain imposed by the pressure of the glass inward and outward.

The object of this invention is to-provide means connected with the inner and outer strips for reinforcing and supporting the same, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and par,- ticularly recited in the claims, and is an imprOvement on the construction shown and'described in United States Patent No. 1,849,525, granted on our application.

In the acC01npanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the front view of a store-front construction illustrating our invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same;*

Fig. 3 is a sectional vew on the line 33 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4.4: 015 Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5+5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the mounting-block, detached;

,Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the frontstrip supporting-member, dctached; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the rocker, detached.

In carrying out our invention, We employ inner strips 10 and outer strips 11, which may be formed from sheet-mctal or extruded metal. Connected with the inner memloer is a series of mountingj-blocks 12, only one being shown. This consists of a base 13 formed at its forward side with perforated lugs 14 and rearwardly-projecting shoulders 15. Above the base is a horizontal shelf 16 and above this is a head 17, thehead and shelf being formed with threaded perforations 18 and 19 arranged in a line at an angle to the perpendicular.

Mounted in the lugs 14 is a rocker 2,

formed in rear of its pivotal point with a yoke 21 and forward ofthe pivotal point with a rounded finger 22. This rocker is jmiintd in th innerstripwith yvhioli ais V interlocked byupwardly-struck lugS" 23. "irom the.base 24 of the inner strip, to enter niatchesl25 forrhd inthe base of the mounting-blogck Whichisheld against lateral moyebase 24.

ment by'lugs 26 also Struck upward from the,

.. Befoi#ethe blockis engaged iththeinner V 'strip,- a S BW 27.1s inserted upward through the hole 19 in the shelf and the hole 18 intl1e 5 head,.the upper end of the screw being nicked and exposed through the u1qper endof the inner meniber. Ihelower end of: the scren is formed with spaced .flnges 28'and 29 between Which the yoke 2Lextends,and so that movement of the screw will turn the rocker.

By having the,screw extend through; the head arid,shelf,xit is firml supported. In the outer strip 30 is a supported-memher 31,

preferxbl of eXtruded metal and of a length to enter;a s0cket32, formed;by turhing the Upper end'38 .of the strip"downward. The lower end of ,thismember is .inclined dowri ward and terminates in l'ugs34 which are in-' terlockd with thebase 35 .of the front-mena: ber by turning a finger 36 upward therefrofn. ,PrOjecting inWard fro'ni the inner wall of this hiember is a I late.37Ipositionedto ex tend bheath the shlf 16. 'Projectirig down ward and rearward frein thnder-ace or the plate is a Gain-extension 38 With the forward face of which the finger 22 of the rocker will engage,-tnd so that when the screw is turnd doWward, the rocker engaging with the can 38 Will draW the outer membertoward the inner member and so clamp a sheet Of glass 39 between them,the sheet being' supported by the shelf 16 and resting upon a strip of padding4O of any suitable material.

With the parts assembled as described.

downward movement, as before stated, turns the rocker 20, which draws the outer member rearward, the plate 37 sliding against the underface of the shelf 16 by which-it is guid.

ed, and thus a very rigid construction is pro 1. In a store-front construction; the combination with innrand o ter strips thereof,

of a mounfing-block connected with the inner strip, s'aid mounting-block comprising a head, a shelf and perforated lugs below the shelf, the head and shelf formed with aligned threaded openngs, a

mounted between sad lugs and connecd w1th sa1d screw, a supportmg-member conaected with the outer strip and formedwith; a. rearwardly-projeetingplate adapted to engage with the under-surfaee of said shelf,

and with a cam-surface adapted. to: baengaged by said rocker.

2. In a store-front constructon;.the combination wth inner and enter strips thereof, of a mounting-block comprsing a head, a

Shelf' and perforatd lugs belowthe shelf,

the head', and shelf formed with algned thread'ed' openings, a screw extendihg throgh sad openings, a rocker pii otatll mounted between said lugs and connected with said screw, a supp0rting-membef connected withthe enter striP and foimed With a rearWardIy-projeccing plate adaptedtoen- 7 gage with the under-snrfzice of said shelf and with a"cam-s'urface adapted 30 be engaged by sad rocker,: and means for interlocking the mounting-bIock and outersupporting member with theirrespective strips;

3. In a store-front construction, the' combination with inner and otter strips thereof, of a mountingblock connected wth the inner strip, said mountng-bloek comprising a head and a she1fi and. perforated lugsbelow the shelf, the.head and shelf formed with threaded openings aligned at an angle to the 7 perpendcular, a sc'rew extending 'upward through -said openings, a rocker piVotally 7 mdunted between sad lugs, a supportingmember connected w1th the outer strp and f0rmed with a rearwardly-pmjecting plate "adapted to engage with the tmder-surface of 'said she1f, and with a camSurfaoe adapted to be engaged by said rocker.

In testimony whereof, we have signed this specification.

, FRED HIMMEL. ISDORE HIMMEL.

s crew extending' chrough 'said, openings, a rocker pivotall 

